This Jane Austen blog brings Jane Austen, her novels, and the Regency Period alive through food, dress, social customs, and other 19th C. historical details related to this topic.

Regency Fashion: A Quilted Spencer Jacket

Click on this link to Vintage Textiles to read a fascinating account about the history of the spencer jacket and to view breathtaking photos of this beautiful example of regency fashion. Be sure to scroll down to see the close up views of the design and stitching. If you have a spare couple of thousand lying in your vault, this fashion item would make a fabulous holiday gift for that special Janeite in your life. Click here for my other post on Spencer jackets.

If the price is too steep, you can purchase a pattern from Sense and Sensibility for only $12.00. Click here to view it.

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May I enquire as to what you used to buttons? I am in the process of making a evening Regency gown and for the sleeves I would like to have something a little more frilly… The pattern shows three buttons on each sleeve with cord that pulls the sleeve up more to create more of a pouff, but I have been searching for what to use as buttons. I came across one site that said that cloth buttons were period correct but as I look at your Spencer Jacket (Very beautiful I might add!) it looks like just some regular green buttons… Or are they cloth buttons? And what would you suggest?

I have been researching Regency period clothing for a project and wondered if you could tell me if ladies every wore jackets during this time that were waist length, as opposed to the Spencer jackets? Maybe a riding jacket? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Nice blog!

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